Sterile Processing Technician Certified

Job Title

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health Outpatient Surgery Center - Kisker Road

Worker Type: Regular

Job Highlights: Join a dedicated Sterile Processing Department where your skills directly support high-quality patient care. This role is ideal for a Certified Sterile Processing Technician with at least one year of SPD experience, or for non-certified candidates with more than two years of hands-on SPD experience who are available to work day shift. You'll enjoy a consistent Monday–Friday schedule from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM, with no weekends or on-call requirements, offering strong work–life balance.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, flexible, and thrives in a collaborative team environment. Strong communication skills, a positive attitude, and a dependable, can-do approach are key to succeeding in this role. If you're looking for stability, teamwork, and the opportunity to make an impact behind the scenes of patient care, this is a great opportunity to grow your career in sterile processing.

Job Summary: Inspects, assembles and evaluates all surgical instruments and instrument sets to ensure proper sterilization, completeness of set, and to determine need for repair/replacement.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Performs decontamination of soiled instruments, sterilization containers and equipment according to established protocols.
• Inspects instruments, equipment and containers to ensure cleanliness and proper functioning.
• Corrects instrument sets according to current standards and established count sheets and/or instrument tracking systems.
• Maintains proper levels of inventory to ensure availability for case carts.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education:

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Experience:

• No experience required

Physical Requirements:

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching and gripping.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Rare crawling, sitting and keyboard use/data entry.

Required Professional License and/or Certifications State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin:

• Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA)
• Or
• Certified Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician (CSPDT) - The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution (CBSPD)

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type: Employee

Department: View phone number on click.appcast.io ASC OPC-K Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Benefits: SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.